Organisation
The Der Grüne Punkt - Duales System Deutschland GmbH was founded in September 1990 as private enterprise. In the meantime the company is fully owned by the internationally operating financial investment company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR).The company is run by a three man executive board, namely Stefan Schreiter responsible for sales, human resoirces, organisation and communication, CFO Frank Mallet responsible fpr finances and IT and COO Dr Edmund Stassen, responsible for logistics, corporate sourcing and quality management..
The core business is the fulfilment of the take back and recycling obligations for industrial firms and retailers, as entailed by the German Packaging Ordinance of 1991 and its several amendments.
In addition, the Der Grüne Punkt - Duales System Deutschland GmbH offers further services for existing and potential new customers in the fields of non-returnable deposits and implementing the German “Law on the putting into circulation, take-back and eco-compatible disposal of electrical and electronic appliances”, abbreviated to “ElektroG”. Also, Der Grüne Punkt - Duales System Deutschland GmbH offers comprehensive waste management solutions for transport packaging and industrial waste.
Packaging disposal with the Green Dot: As the umbrella organisation for the recycling of sales packaging in accordance with the provisions of the Packaging Ordinance, the company neither owns nor operates any sorting or recycling plants. Rather Der Grüne Punkt - Duales System Deutschland GmbH organises the collection, sorting and recycling of packaging waste in Germany with the support of 724 waste management partners.
